scholarly journals Thermally tunable selective formation of self-assembled fibers into two orthogonal directions in oriented liquid-crystalline smectic templates

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (69) ◽  
pp. 9954-9957
Author(s):  
Daisuke Yamaguchi ◽  
Yuka Ikemoto ◽  
Takashi Kato

Two orthogonal (grid-like) and one directional fibrous structures are selectively formed through anisotropic self-assembly of low-molecular-weight gelators in liquid-crystalline smectic A templates depending on thermally tuned layered structures.

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 3800-3803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Robin M. de Kruijff ◽  
Matija Lovrak ◽  
Xuhong Guo ◽  
Rienk Eelkema ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (12) ◽  
pp. 3840-3843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Robin M. de Kruijff ◽  
Matija Lovrak ◽  
Xuhong Guo ◽  
Rienk Eelkema ◽  
...  

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (42) ◽  
pp. 9669-9673
Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Vishnevetskii ◽  
Arif R. Mekhtiev ◽  
Tatyana V. Perevozova ◽  
Dmitry V. Averkin ◽  
Alexandra I. Ivanova ◽  
...  

We present a method for the preparation of a new hydrogel based on low molecular weight gelators that exhibits selective toxicity towards MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.


2001 ◽  
Vol 709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Ujiie ◽  
Yumi Yano ◽  
Akira Mori

ABSTRACTA low-molecular-weight liquid crystalline amphiphilic compound (Az6Bu) and a liquid crystalline polymethacrylate [P(Az6Bu)] with amphiphilic-mesogenic side-chains are reported in this present paper. A polyethyleneimine chain with 2-hydroxyethyl side-groups was used as the water-soluble spacer. Az6Bu exhibited a lyotropic columnar phase and no thermotropic mesophase. P(Az6Bu) showed thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystalline properties. P(Az6Bu) formed thermotropic smectic A and C mesophases on the heating and cooling processes. The lyotropic systems consisting of P(Az6Bu) and water exhibited a smectic C lyomesophase with oilystreak and schlieren textures. The layered structures formed in the thermotropic and lyotropic mesophases are composed of a sublayer produced by the anisotropic alignment of aromatic-mesogenic groups and a sublayer of hydrophilic groups.


2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (28) ◽  
pp. 9113-9121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Hirst ◽  
Ian A. Coates ◽  
Thomas R. Boucheteau ◽  
Juan F. Miravet ◽  
Beatriu Escuder ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 234-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guijun Wang ◽  
Hao Yang ◽  
Sherwin Cheuk ◽  
Sherman Coleman

Low molecular weight gelators are an important class of molecules. The supramolecular gels formed by carbohydrate derived low molecular weight gelators are interesting soft materials that show great potential for many applications. Previously, we have synthesized a series of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucopyranoside derivatives and found that several of them are good gelators for water, aqueous mixtures of DMSO, or aqueous mixtures of ethanol. The gelation efficiency of these glycolipid derivatives is dependent upon the structures of their acyl chains. In order to understand the influence of the anomeric position of the sugar headgroup towards self-assembly, we synthesized a series of 1-deoxyglucose analogs, and examined their gelation properties in several solvents. Several long chain esters, including diacetylene containing esters, and aryl esters exhibited gelation in ethanol, aqueous ethanol, or aqueous DMSO. The synthesis and characterization of these novel analogs are reported.


Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (33) ◽  
pp. 7648-7651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Baillet ◽  
Alexandra Gaubert ◽  
Julien Verget ◽  
Laurent Latxague ◽  
Philippe Barthélémy

β-Galactosidase instructed supramolecular assemblies of Low Molecular Weight Gelators (LMWGs) derived from glyconucleo-bolaamphiphiles have been designed.


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